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(More customer reviews)Pros:
While it lasted, it was pretty nice because it virtually eliminated the cat box odor in the house most of the time (except of course when it was time to empty the bin).
Cons:
First of all, the privacy tent was a piece of junk. The pole supports are made of plastic and can snap easily - mine lasted 1 day. I later found that due to the frequency of which I needed to reach in with the scoop to redistribute litter would have had me removing the tent constantly anyways.
I found that the box itself was VERY picky about litter level. A fraction of an inch too low, and the clumps will lock right on to the bottom of the pan. A fraction of an inch too high, and the rake will fall into an obnoxious back-and-forth "I think I can, but I can't" cycle that will have you running to the box to stop the rake, and trying to figure out how to scoop out a cup or so of slightly-less-than-fresh litter. Not only that, but cats have a tendency to keep mounding the litter up over their little presents, so even if the litter was at that magic perfect level before the cat got in, it's not going to stay that way for long.
The plastic bin containers are flimsy and really not worth wasting money to buy them over and over again. I followed the practice of many other LitterMaid owners and lined the bin with doubled-up plastic grocery bags so that I could simply lift, tie, and toss when it got full. I'm not sure why they didn't just make the 'bin' bit with hard plastic like the rest and market custom fit plastic bags for it instead (heck, they could've even gone with the scented bags - that's something I may've bought).
Biggest low point of all - this didn't even last for a full year. Eventually something went wrong with the rake mechanism where the 'teeth' or something were not catching properly, so the rake would move half an inch at a time - moving and then sitting there doing nothing but make noise until I put my hand in to gently urge it on its way. I almost considered purchasing a newer model, but with $100+ price tags I just can't take the chance that I'd have to buy yet another one next year, or even the year after, because a litter box is just not worth that sort of recurring expense.
I've now switched to the Omega Paw Self-Cleaning Litter Box and so far am finding that having to occasionally go roll the box back and forth and empty a tray is far more convenient than having to constantly monitor litter levels and keep the litter smoothed out so that some wimpy motor can handle pulling a rake through it.
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Product Description:
Littermaid mega size litter box with privacy tent. Includes removable tray, 12 receptacles, 4 carbon filters, and ramp.
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